2012 Beauty Trends: What We Loved, Loathed, and Said "Meh" About

Neon strands, velvet nails, hair bows ... the beauty trends of 2012 were on a whole new level. See which ones we crown winners -- and which ones we're totally sick of

Best: Dark lip Berry lip colors have always been popular for fall, but this year raspberry tints got a vampy update. Starting with the Met Gala in May, A-list pouts were awash with deep plum hues and rich wine lip shades like these. True, cherry red will never go out of style, but it's refreshing to really dive in to a whole other color category ... at least until springtime.